Sr Cons Systems/Software QA

Bank of America; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a senior QA professional to join the Global Credit Operations testing teams and ensure quality practices across multiple projects. You will provide expert guidance and help drive testing strategy in a fast-paced banking environment.

The role requires 5–7 years of relevant experience, strong skills in test strategy and execution, and collaboration with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Technology teams.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of QA experience in banking/financial services preferred.
• Ability to design test strategies and maintain traceability across requirements and defects.
• Experience supporting audit, risk, and regulatory requirements with testing artifacts.
• Strong communication, written and verbal skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test strategies and test cases for initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end testing efforts in Trade Finance initiatives.
• Identify, document, track, and validate defect resolutions using approved defect tools.
• Analyze requirements, processes, APIs, and data mappings to ensure test coverage.
• Mentor junior QA associates and provide testing leadership across multiple projects.

Skills

Test strategy

Test planning

Agile & Waterfall

JIRA / ALM / Octane

Stakeholder collaboration

UAT testing

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

JIRA

Octane/ALM

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Key individual contributor to Quality Assurance (QA) project teams within T&O and/or lines of business. Works with project teams to ensure standard quality practices/processes are followed. As a senior member of the technical staff, assists senior business and IT management in determining the direction of current and future developments in area of expertise. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization. Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives. Is clearly recognized as a content expert by peers. Typically requires 5-7 years of applicable experience.

LOB Description

GCO (Global Credit Operations) Responsible for the fulfillment, servicing and protection of credit offerings for business banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), commercial and corporate clients as well as leasing and trade products.

Minimum Requirements

• Trade Finance domain experience: Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Trade Operations, Trade Processing Lead end-to-end testing efforts supporting Trade Finance initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, and test cases for initiatives.
• Identify, document, track, and validate defect resolution using approved defect management tools.
• Analyze business requirements, process flows, APIs, and data mappings to ensure complete test coverage.
• Support release validation, production verification testing, and post-implementation monitoring.
• Ensure traceability between business requirements, test scenarios, test cases, and defects.
• Support audit, risk, and regulatory requirements by maintaining complete testing evidence and documentation.
• Mentor junior QA associates and provide testing leadership across multiple concurrent projects.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

• Strong experience creating test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test execution metrics.
• Experience supporting Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Octane/ALM, or other test management tools.
• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Technology teams, and business stakeholders to validate requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into testable scenarios.
• Experience performing Functional, Integration, Regression, and UAT testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate across business and technology organizations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced delivery environment.

Desired Skills

• Loan IQ experience, including testing of Trade Finance and Commercial Lending functionality.
• Execute and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Ability to lead offshore/onshore testing coordination activities.
• Experience working in Banking, Financial Services, Commercial Lending, or Treasury/Trade environments.

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

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Company Culture

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

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Global Impact

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Opportunity and Inclusion

Each employee brings unique skills, background and opinions. We see opportunity and inclusion as our platform for innovation and a key component in our success.

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